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Drawing, Studies of Landscape and Ships

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850–51 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream-colored paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 27.3 x 25.8 cm (10 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite with figures at top right: Just after Sunset / 4 and 9 same cloud / 5 Gostly cool cloud light / 3 warm shadow indistinct / 4 similar to 2 only darker / 5 lights rich orange / 6 cloud (struck out "mixed") blended / into 7 green open sky / 8 open sky / 9 warmest lights and shadows / 10 Dark shadow; and again at bottom right: over. Verso: Inscribed in graphite at bottom right: over

Cite this object as

Drawing, Studies of Landscape and Ships; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on cream-colored paper; Sheet: 27.3 x 25.8 cm (10 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-30

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